# Incident 20040324003899I: Bombdr DHC8401, Seattle, WA, March 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2004, 14:10 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: QXEA
- Location: 47.6062° N, 122.3321° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seattle, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6062&lon=-122.3321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N405QX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405QX-2024-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registry code 1390042, https://openairdocs.org/model/bombardier-dhc-8-402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW150A (registry code 52167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw150a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOMBDR DHC8401
- People aboard: 56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040324003899I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 24, 2004 A BOMBARDIER DHC-8-401, OPERATED BY HORIZON AIR INDUSTRIES, INC ON A SCHEDULED DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 121. FLIGHT 2368, DESTINED FOR MISSOULA MO. REPORTED TO SEATTLE ATCT AT 1406PST A LIGHTNING STRIKE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 2800'. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 7 MILES SE OF SEA/TAC. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SEATTLE AS A PRECAUTION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE AN AID CAR WAS CALLED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW AND PASSENGERS. DURING A LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION PERFORMED BY SEATTLE BASED HORIZON MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, THE RADOME, PROP SPINNER AND 103 RIVETS INDICATED EVIDENCE OF LIGHTNING DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO PORTLAND OR FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N405QX (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20120103000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120103000029I), Jan 3, 2012: Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402 (N405QX), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. On January 03, 2012 while on short final to ykm, N405QX struck a flock of 4 or 5 canadian geese at approximately 100 - 200 feet above the runway. Damage was…
- [Incident 20080415831979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415831979I), Apr 15, 2008: Bombdr DHC8402 (N405QX), Los Angeles, CA, No damage. (-23) Carrier reported runway rudder trim to the right, when applying rudder trim to the left during climb.
- [Incident 20030909024459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030909024459I), Sep 9, 2003: Bombdr DHC8401 (N405QX), Portland, OR. (-23) Crew experienced #2 engine fadec caution during approach to land. Copilot was flying at the time. The captain initiated the check list for #2 engine…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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